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ALBUMEntertain Me - SingleMagicsticks & Olamide
Albums by Olamide
ALBUMUnrulyOlamide
ALBUMUY ScutiOlamide
ALBUMCarpe DiemOlamide
ALBUM999Olamide
ALBUMLagos Nawa!Olamide
ALBUMThe GloryOlamide
ALBUMYbnlOlamide
ALBUMEyan MayweatherOlamide
ALBUMStreet OTOlamide
ALBUMBaddest Guy Ever LivethOlamide
Olamide's Popular Music Videos
Totori
Olamide, Wizkid & Id Cabasa
Omo Ope (feat. Olamide)
Asake
Infinity (feat. Omah Lay)
Olamide
Kana
Olamide & Wizkid
Bobo
Olamide
Triumphant (feat. Bella Shmurda)
Olamide
Rock
Olamide
Fada Fada (feat. Olamide)
Phyno
Lagos Boys
Olamide
Abule Sowo
Olamide
Artist Playlists
Olamide Essentials
His urgency and energy has made him the king of indigenous rap.
Olamide Video Essentials
Olamide: Chill
Artist Biography
Nigerian rapper Olamide has become a global ambassador of his country's music.
• Born in Lagos State, Nigeria, Olamide attended Tai Solarin University of Education. He was forced to drop out when his parents couldn’t manage his tuition.
• In 2011, Olamide released his debut album Rapsodi, which earned a Best Rap Album nomination at the Nigerian awards show The Headies.
• Olamide won Album of the Year at The Headies with three consecutive LPs: 2012’s YBNL, 2013’s Baddest Guy Ever Liveth, and 2014’s Street OT.
• He founded the record label Yahoo Boy No Laptop Nation (or YBNL) in 2012. The roster includes fellow Nigerian artists DJ Enimoney, Fireboy DML, B.Banks, and Temmie Ovwasa.
• Olamide primarily raps in Yoruba, a language spoken in West Africa. His rapid flow has helped to popularize hip-hop in Nigeria.
Hometown
Bariga, Lagos State, Nigeria
Genre
Afrobeats